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Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
April 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer
What does a 34-year-old South African attorney-activist have to teach the leader of one of the world's largest law firms?
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
March 26, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
All four Am Law 200 firms whose leaders moved in-house between 2012 and 2017 saw growth slow. Three, including Reed Smith, even saw their revenues decline by the third year.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
March 7, 2019 | The American Lawyer
In challenging a section of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the Chinese telecom giant has turned to two firms with close ties to the Trump administration.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
March 5, 2019 | The American Lawyer
It's costly to hire laterals, and yet nearly half leave after five years. Researchers from ALM Intelligence and consultancy Decipher asked why the process was so flawed.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
February 11, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Camille Abousleiman worked with ethics experts to determine if he could maintain a practice at Dechert while also serving in Lebanon's new coalition government.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
January 29, 2019 | The American Lawyer
The Standards Advancement for the Legal Industry Alliance says its efforts can help legal departments and law firms unleash innovation.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
January 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer
The kind of intentional overbilling a former Kirkland & Ellis lawyer recently admitted to is rare, experts say. But when it does occur, it can be seen as another consequence of law firms' questionable attachment to the billable hour.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
January 16, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
January 8, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Miriam González Durántez left Dechert after her U.K. politico husband took a top job at Facebook last year. The Brexit expert predicts "tremendous regulatory complexity" for European cross-border business going forward.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
January 2, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Last year's tally of 72 completed mergers was the highest since 2001, according to Fairfax Associates.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
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